Dropping down the Cuesta grade Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, crosses the Stenner Creek Trestle into San Luis Obispo.

After leaving San Luis Obispo, Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, passes through the Wine growing region of the Edna Valley.

Fillmore and Western Holiday Express at the Loose Caboose Station stop in Santa Paula.

Fillmore and Western Holiday Express rolls through the Heritage Valley to Santa Paula.

Racing northbound into the sun, Pacific Surfliner no. 777 to San Luis Obispo from Los Angeles passes Faria Beach Colony at Ventura.

The northbound Guadalupe Local with Union Pacific SD70AH no. 8830 leading, leans into the curve at Faria County Park. The last engine in the group is an SD60 being ferried to Guadalupe.

Fillmore and Western GP35 no. 3501 and F7A no.100 roll pass the restored Southern Pacific Station in Santa Paula with tank cars for storage in the railroads yard in Fillmore.

Fillmore and Western GP35 no. 3501 and F7A no.100 cross Hwy 126 and roll past the Semaphores with tank cars for storage in the railroads yard in Fillmore.

The Oxnard local power GP60 no.1007 and 1150 took a trip up north of Ventura to retrieve gondolas with old tie's and bring them back south to the Oxnard yard.

It's been quite awhile since we've had auto racks on the Santa Barbara Sub. A derailment between Las Vegas and Ogden forced a reroute over Donner pass and down the Coast Route to Los Angeles. Sout... (more)

The Guadalupe local sets it's train on the Santa Barbara Sub main in order to pull out a set of gondolas with old wood tie's from the siding at Ortega.

The Guadalupe local pulls out a set of gondolas with old wood tie's from the siding at Ortega on the Santa Barbara Sub. It's train is set on the main.

Not very often do we have BNSF power on the Coast Route. BNSF no. 7032 leads the IOALB-10, a 9785 Ft train of 174 well cars and three units southbound from Oakland Ca. to Long Beach Ca. but not wi... (more)

A rail train leaves Seacliff Siding and heads south to Oxnard to switch ends with the power and add a Herzog Rail Unloading Machine to the rear. The train will return north, unloading rail for the... (more)

Northbound Union Pacific no. 3033 leads the Guadalupe Local through Rincon Point in the late afternoon light. The Guad begins the short climb up to the Carpenteria Bluffs passing under Hwy 101